I don't think the robot is dead. I think they're, erm, copulating, to put it politely. Near where its genitals would be is a little turned-on light (pun intended), near touching the girl's own female area. And I think her pertruding tummy symbolizes the robot impregnating her (or, at least, being in the act of doing so).

When I saw this image, I saw a young, bored little house-wife, finding love in the woods, with the her own little robot. It's both sad and beautfiful, and certainly not distasteful. Classy work, really.

First off, let me stress that, whatever I saw in the image, I din't find it at all distasteful or pornographic or anything. It's rather sweet actually, innocent in many ways, even if they really ARE making love.

I'm actually not so sure anymore about them making out now, as I found this image (by the same artist):

I dunno, art is meant to portray some sort of image, right? So how you view it is fine. And nah, I didn't think you meant it in a distasteful way. But yes, I see now... I guess it's just up to the artist to enter this conversation, and set us straight, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?!?!

My four year old boy (Cyler) makes inventions EVERY DAY. He builds "robots" "Autobots" everything, he caught this out of the corner of his eye and sighed the sweetest saddest sigh. He says, "Oh, my. I love that girl, she's perfect."